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Calibrate Across Teams, Not Inside Silos

Use cross-team calibration to make 9-box and succession decisions more consistent.

Calibration matters because manager ratings are never neutral. The mechanism is cross-team comparison. Leaders should ask whether the same evidence would earn the same placement in another function. That exposes inflated favorites, protects hidden talent working for tougher leaders, and improves the odds that a “high potential” rating actually means the same thing enterprise-wide. Check rating inflation and suppression The mechanism is cross-team comparison. Leaders should ask whether the same evidence would earn the same placement in another function. That exposes inflated favorites, protects hidden talent working for tougher leaders, and improves the odds that a “high potential” rating actually…

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